Lot Essay
A long inscription on the reverse indicates the identity of the sitter as Giocomina Séraphin Des Predeaux, wife of Count Antonio Dall'Asta.
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ALEXANDER MOLINARY, signed and dated 1786
Countess Dall'Asta waist-length, her head turned slightly to dexter, her upswept hair falling to her decollete, wearing a low-cut dress with lace underslip; grey wash and pencil on prepared card, feigned oval -- 95 mm high, rectangular black-lacquered wood frame
Countess Dall'Asta waist-length, her head turned slightly to dexter, her upswept hair falling to her decollete, wearing a low-cut dress with lace underslip; grey wash and pencil on prepared card, feigned oval -- 95 mm high, rectangular black-lacquered wood frame